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GANG AND VSULKY PLOW.

Patented No?.v 6, Y1883.

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rrrioMAs B. NUTTING, E' MoEEisTowN, NEW` JERSEY, ASSIGNOE To HIM- Y SELF .AND THoMAsE. NUTTING, JE., or SAME PLACE.'

GANG AND vSULKY PLow.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 287,851, dated November 6, 1883. Application filed February 14, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom,V it may concern,

Be it known that I, THOMAS B. NUTTING., `of Morristown, in the county of Morris and act description.

` drawings, forming part of this specication, ink

Reference is to be had to the accompanying which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts inall the figures.

Figure 1 is a plan View of my improvement. Fig.' 2 is a sectional elevation ofthe same, taken through the line w x, Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the same. f

The object of this invention is to promote convenience in controlling and operating gang and sulky plows. K

The invention consists in a gang and sulky plow constructed with wheelsand an axle, with which the plow is connected by levers, con' necting-bars, and a three-armed lever, so that the plow'will be held securely, and ycan be readily raised andrlowered. lThe tongue is connected with the forward end of the beam carrying the plow by two connecting-plates, so that the said tongue can' be adjusted to teams of different heights, while the said beam remains level, as will be hereinafter fully described.

A B are the wheels, and C is the axle, which is made in two parts, the adjacent ends of the said parts being placed one above the other and bolted together, so that the frame of the machine will be levelwhile one wheellis. in the furrow and the other upon the unplowed land. y

To the axle C, near the furrow-wheel A, is bolted or otherwise firmly secured a beam, D, which serves as a frame for the machine, and to the forward end of `which Iis Isecured the rear end of the tongue E by plates F, bolted to the sides of theadjacent ends of the said beam and tongue. The forwardl ends of the platesfF have a number of holes formed in them to receive the fastening-bolt, so the tongue E vcan be adjusted toteams of dierent heights, while the beam D remains level.

G is the plow, to the rear end of the beam H of which^ are hinged by a bolt the lower ends of two bars, I. The upper ends of the the beam D.

'Io the forward part of the plow-beam HV are hinged by a bolt the lower ends of two levers, J, which are fulcrumed by a bolt to the forward part of the beam D.

To and between the upper ends of the levers J is hinged by a bolt the forward ends of the connecting-bars K, the rear ends of which are hinged by a bolt to and between the adjacent ends of two pairs of bars, L M. The lower ends of the bars L are hinged by a bolt to the middle part of the beam D. The rea-r ends of the bars M are hinged to the forward arm of the three-armed lever N, the lower arm ofV which is hinged to the beam D, or to a sup-V port, O, attached to the said beam. rIhe upper arm of the lever N projects into such a position asy to be readilyV reached and oper-f ated by the driver from his seat to raise and lower the plow. The lever N, and consequently the plow, is held securely in any positionintowhich it ymay be adjusted by a lever-pawl, l?, connected with the lsaid lever, and which engages with the teeth of the curved catch-bar Q, formed upon or attached to' the support O, or to the beam D. The drivers seat R is attached to the upper end of a springsupport, S, the lower end of which is attached to the axle C. The connection between the beam D and the axle() is strengthened by a brace, T, attached to the saidbeam and axle.

With this construction the plow can be readily raised and lowered, and adjustedto work yat any desired depth in the ground. With the long ylever-connection the lever is reduced to a minimum. 95

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters `Patent, is*` j In a gan gor sulky plow, the combination ,with

,the horizontal plow-beam H andthe frame! beam D7 of the link I, pivoted to the rear end the plow is (Ilrawn through the ground Withof beam D and to the plow-beam, the approxiout causing downward pressure on the bottom mately beH-erank-shaped levers J, pivoted at 0f the furrow7 substantially as Set forth.

about their centers to near the forward end of THOMAS B. NUTTING. 5 beam D, and hand-lever N, connected to the Vitnesses:

beam D and to the lever J by means of the JAMES T. GRAHAM,

compound toggle-connection K L M, whereby C. SEDGWICK. 

